Effects

Even the best designers can overdo it when it comes to applying effects. Effect etiquette isn’t about limiting your options aesthetically so much as it is establishing clarity with what the effect does.

Use Overlays Appropriately

Let’s take this cerulean rectangle and make it mauve with a color overlay. WHYYYYYYY?! i

Use Overlays Appropriately

Try to match the overlay color to the thumbnail preview, and vice versa. Helps when scanning a document.